A singing bird in cage
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A singing bird in cage

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A singing bird in cage
with circular domed cage enclosing singing bird with metal beak and glass eyes, in natural yellow and light brown feathered plumage, standing on dressed naturalistic perch with double mirror pools below, surrounded by silk flowers, moving beak, tail feather and head to going-barrel movement, on gilt gesso base with unusal double zig-zag decoration and large winding key, circa 1910, possibly by Bontems -22in. (56cm) high
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